Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Comments of the Press.
Boston Advertiscr1

The selection of Judge Cooley of Nichi
gan could not be bettered in any way. Mr.
Schoonmaker of New York is an excellent
lawyer, formerly encouragement of that
state, now member of the State civil ser
vice board, an honest gentleman and a
thoroughly reliable man Col. A. f.
Walker of Rutland, Vt, was volunteer
officer of merit, and for some years has
been railroad lawyer of good standing in
his State. He was elected as the New
England representative after at least two
Massachusetts republicans had declined.
but we feel sure that he will make an ex-
cellent commissioner. OF these, two
Messrs. Cooley and Walker are republi-
cans
OF Congressman Bragg of Alabama lit.
tie can be said. Mr. Morrison has certain
elements of strength which NAV make
MN appear to better advantage on the
commission than he has in Congress. His
selection is the only purely political one of
the hve. place had to be made for him,
we suppose, somewhere. AS whole, the
board IS an able and conservative one
boston Traveller.1
The board is, on the whole. an able and
conservative one, and the president has.
perhaps, done as well as could have been
the two republican members of the com
mission, 1t is worthy of note that one
Judge Cooley-voted for Mr.. Cleveland in
1881, and Mr.. Walker Is said not TO have
voted for Mr. Blaine,
Spring field Republican,
Col. Walker has been warmly indorsed 70
the president by Senators Edmuuds and
Morrill,, Minister Phelps, Stephen A. Walk
er,dlstrlct attorney for NeWYOrk President
of int
Peter Butler, eN-Speaker George T. Erwin
OF the New York Assembly, Everett =.
Wheeler and others. The result Is likely
10 snow that the president has not zone
astray in taking the Judgment vi these
men.
ALBANY Journal
The East secured two members the
West two and the South one. On the
whole 1t Is fortunate that no man west of
the Mississippi was chosen Nearly ali
the prominent men of that section of tha
country are either interested directly and
heavily in railroads or are anti.monopolists
or the Van Nyck type, and from Il man of
either class Judicial fairness could not be
hoped for.
Washington Letter.r
Mr.. Walker was the only republican
recommended from Vermont. The presi-
dent made inquiry of senator Edmunds
anu olnero ana concluded to appoint him
Senator Edmunds, who has known Mr.
Walker ever since the latter was a law
student in his office, says he is familiar
with the railway problem. "He stands
said Mr. Edmunds, "perfectly impartial
between the interests of the RAILWAYS and
Of their customers. His ability is great,
He is both learned aud practical His
standing is high and his character is with
out blenlsh:, He is solid and orthodox
republican"
From the n. Y. Times
The appointment of Mr.. Aldace f.
walker OF Vermont, was almost an in
SEPARATION. We run little risk in saving
that he is by ali odds the fttest man in
the State for the place His Unborn hatred
OF crooked ways III railway management
ana his keenness III discovering and
tracing out such methods will be of great
use to the commission.
From tina New York Trbunc.1
Mr.. Walker of Vermont is comparative
ly unknown but there seems to be no rea-
son to doubt that he will make credit
able commissioner. There is lack of ex-
perienced railroad men on the commits
sion, but the president is not altogether to
blame for that, us the law prohibited the
appointment of any person pecuniarily in
tereSted in railroads